| Football points can be scored in many different | | | | pass. College football grew in popularity and was |
| ways, including catching a pass over the goal line, | | | | the dominant version of football for the first part |
| carrying the ball over the goal line, tackling a | | | | of the 20th century. College football had a huge |
| football player in his own end zone, or a kicker | | | | national audiences with the football Bowl games. |
| kicking the football through the goal posts on the | | | | College football had big rivalries as it does today in |
| opposing side. The football team with the highest | | | | the United States. |
| score when the game is over is the team that | | | | From the year 1892 the origin of professional |
| wins the game. American football is also played in | | | | football can be traced back to, with a $500 |
| other countries outside the United States. Their | | | | contract to play football William "Pudge |
| are National football leagues that are in Sweden, | | | | Heffelfinger played football for the Allegheny |
| Isreal, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom as well as | | | | Athletic Association playing against the Pittsburgh |
| Mexico, and a few that are in Pacific Island | | | | Athletic Club. The american Professional Football |
| nations. The NFL had a developmental league in | | | | started in 1920. The first football game was |
| Europe from 91-92 and 95-06. | | | | played in 1920 in Dayton, Ohio on the 3rd of |
| American football history can be found in the | | | | October with the Triangles winning the game by a |
| early versions of soccer and rugby. Both types of | | | | score of 14-10 against the Columbus Panhandles. |
| games have origins in different types of football | | | | Two years later the football league changed the |
| that was played in the UK from the mid 19th | | | | name to National Football League which is known |
| century, in which the ball was run over a line or | | | | as the NFL and would become the major league |
| the ball was kicked at the goal. American football | | | | of American football. Professional football |
| as well as soccer is played with 22 players on the | | | | eventually became a national phenomenon after |
| field that they play on. Some terms from player | | | | starting out the sport in the US industrial towns |
| positions from soccer are used today in American | | | | and Midwestern towns. Football after it's NFL |
| football such as fullback and halfback. | | | | Championship Game in 1958 grew in popularity, |
| Rugby and American football do have a few | | | | the game that was known as the "Greatest |
| major differences, some of the rule changes | | | | Game Ever Played. The American Football League |
| were started by Walter Camp who people would | | | | also known as the AFL started in 1960 a rival |
| call the Father of American Football. Some of the | | | | football league to the National Football League, |
| Major changes that Walter Camp made were | | | | with the pressure it put between the two football |
| down and distance and line of scrimmage as well | | | | leagues before the merger of the two leagues is |
| as the rule of down and distance. College coaches | | | | how the start of the Super Bowl game began. |
| like Glen Pop Warner, Amos Alonzo Stagg and | | | | The Super Bowl turned out to be the most |
| Knute Rockne in the late 19th and 20th centuries | | | | watched television event each and every year in |
| changed the gameplay by intoducing the forward | | | | the United States. |
